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RECEPTACLE FOR DELIVERING GOODS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, l9l3- Pa a July 11, 1916.

HEETSSHEET 2.

J. H. RUSSELL.

Patented July 11, 1916.

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TINIE rns PATN RECEPTACLE FOR DELIVERING GOODS.

I To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEs H. RUssnLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manistee, in the countyv of Manistee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for-Delivering Goods, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to receptacles for transporting or delivering goods or articles.

The present invention is in the nature of an improvement upon what is disclosed in United States Patent No. 821,541, granted to me on May 22, 1906: The structure constituting the subject-matter of this patent contemplated a portable receptacle for trans: porting or delivering goods or articles and more particularly of a friable nature, such as eggs, without danger of breaking them the device being designed especially for use by porters in grocery or other stores in delivering the goods to thecustomer: That structure includes, primarily, a casing having a delivery-compartment provided with a movable bottom which when, in closed position, supports the contents of the compartment and, when open, permits the contents to be delivered through the bottom of the compartment; there being combined with the delivery-compartment and its movable bottom a delivery-tray or holder adapted, when the bottom is in closed position, torest thereon, to receive support therefrom.

, throughout its extent, and to give direct sup port to the contents of the compartment, and adapted, when the bottom was moved to open position, to pass from the receptacle in the act of delivering the contents and to In.

form a holder or receiver for the latter. that instance, also, there was, in addition to the delivery compartment, an additional compartment for receiving goods of a different kind, said additional compartment be mg formed by an immovable horizontal partition and an immovable vertical partition. By reason of the fact that these partitions are permanent in my patented structure, the delivery-compartment can be filled only by turning the receptacle upside down and the eggs placed in the delivery-compartment af-' ter the movable bottom has been drawn back to open position.

In practical use of this patented structure, it has been found somewhatinconvenient to fill the delivery compartment in the manner Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11y 11, 1918,

Application filed June 25,1913. Serial No. 775,817.

just stated and, besides, as the porter is unable to see the eggs as they are discharged from the deliverycompartment, there is danger of breakage thereof.

My improvement, therefore, contemplates, among other things, a reversal of operation from this, in that the eggs are placed in the delivery-compartment through the top of the receptacle instead of through the bottom. To this end, in lieu of making the aforementioned horizontal and vertical partitions immovable, they are so formed and constructed that they can be drawn back, whereupon eggs may conveniently be placed in the delivery-compartment.

The invention also contemplates a somewhat different mode of operation of discharging the eggs from the delivery-compartment.

The invention contemplates also an 'improved form of means for retaining the parts in one or another of the plurality of positions to which they may be moved.

The invention further contemplates certain improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawings, referred to herein, and constituting a part hereof, illus trate three embodiments of the invention, these serving in connection with the description herein to explain the principles thereof.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a viewin vertical longitudinal central section through the receptacle, showing'the slidable top and slidable bottom of the delivery-compartment in closed position with the contents of the chamber supported indirectly by the slidable bottom; Fig. 2 is a view in plan thereof, showing the slidable top in open position Fig.3 is a View in vertical transverse section on the line 3-3, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary View in section, on a somewhat larger scale, of one form of'retaining device employed in my structure; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but somewhat fragmentary, showing the slidable delivery-compartment in open position and the contents of the compartment partly delivered; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary View, in perspective, and with the parts shown in the position illustratedin Fig.5, two of the walls and the egg-separating element being partly broken away, there being, in this instance, twodelivery-trays for holding two dozen eggs, instead of a dozen, as illustrated in the previous figures; Fig. 7 is a view in end elevation, with a part of the end wall broken away to illustrate certain of the interior patent; the slidable top and bottom of thedeliveryecompartment, in this view, appearing as in closed position; Fig. 10 is a similar view showing the slidable top in open position; Fig. 11 is a similar view showing both the slidable top and slidable bottom in open position and the contents partly delivered; Fig. 12 is a similar view of a modification; and Fig. 13 is a fragmentary view in vertical transverse section thereof.

Referring to the drawings, and to Figs. 1 to 8thereof, the reference-numeral l designates a body or casing which may be formed of any suitable and appropriate material, such as wood, paper, sheet-iron, wicker material, etc. The casing, in this instance, is preferably rectangular in form and open at its top.' The casing, for reasons presently to be explained, is constructed of two frames 1 and 1 with an interposed spacing element 1, all formed as an integral structure. In this particular embodiment,,the frame 1 is open at one end the right-hand end, in Figs. 1, and 6through which a sliding article-supporting component, designated generally by the reference-numeral 2, is adapted to be projected, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. This component 2 includes an elongated rectangular slidable frame 3 and a central dividing partition 1 permanently attached at its ends to the side members of the frame 3. The side members of the frame 2 are each provided with an elongated central groove 5 in which is adapted to be movably supported an egg-positioning slide which includes a perforated horizontal member 6 and end-pieces 7 and 8 permanently attached thereto. The member 6 is provided with a series of openings 9 each of a size sufiicient to encompass an egg. There are twelve or twenty-four of these openings 9, according to whether the receptacle is to be filled with a dozen or two dozen eggs. Any other appropriate member, however, may be provided. Disposed in a plane above the article-supporting component 2 is a com part'rnentclosing slide 10 which is supported by and slides on the upper edges of the side members of the frame 2 and is held in sliding engagement therewith by elongated guide-pieces 11 secured at each side of the frame 1 For reasons presently to be explained, these guidepieces are of less length than said-frame. The slide 10, the end wall 2 of the slidable component 2, the central partition 4, and the slidable partition 7 constitute what I shall herein designate a delivery-compartment. The slide 10, the partitions 4 and 7, and the sides and ends of the frame 1 and the left-hand end 2 of the slidable component 2 constitute an article-receiving compartment adapted to hold any desirable grocery or like articles, while the delivery-compartment is designed to hold, in spaced relation, a dozen or more eggs. Adapted to be supported by the bottom 2 of the slidable article-supporting component 2 is a delivery-tray or holder 12 formed of any appropriate material, such as wood, paper, wicker material, or the like. This tray is employed to prevent the articles, such as eggs, when delivered out of the re ceptacle, from rolling off the table or support and from which the delivery takes place, and is normally adapted to be supported by the bottom 2 of the component 2 and underlies the egg-spacing member 6 and the slide 10. This slide 10 is provided at one end with an opening 13 and with a clip 14.

\Nhen it is desired to fill the deliverycompartment with eggs, the groceryman, by projecting a finger through the opening 13 and against the inner wall of the partition 7, may move the egg-positioning slideformed by the end walls 7 and 8, the eggspacing member 6 and the slide 10to a position to the left of the permanent partition il. This permits the placing of the tray 12 on the bottom 2* of the sliding component 2. Then by pushing the slide 10 toward the rightand this will cause the clip 14 to engage with and move the movable partition 7 which, in turn, slides the spacing menib'er 6-said egg-spacing member 6 will be positioned over the tray. The slide 10 is again moved to the left, whereupon the may be placed in the delivery-compartment, that is, through the spacing member 6, so that they may rest in the tray 12. Finally, the slide 10 is pushed back over the eggs and the delivery-compartment is then closed. It will be understood that'the slide 10 has a sliding movement independent of the egg-positioning slide, but may be caused to move therewith, first in one direction by the groceryman projecting his finger through the opening 13 and against the inner wall of the partition 7, as already mentioned; and. then, in the opposite direction, when the clip 14 engages the outer surface of the partition 7.

To maintain the parts in proper position, whatever this may be, I provide a slideholding means; and this includes a crossbar 15 to which is attached a flat spring 16 adapted to rest in recesses 17 formed in the upper portions of the side members of the. sliding component 2. Normally, the cross-bar 15 occupies a position against the ends 11 of the guide-pieces 11. By pushing down on this bar and thereby flexing the spring 16, the former is moved below the plane of the guides 11, whereupon it and the slide 2 are free to be moved from the position illustrated in Fig. 1 to the position illustrated in Fig. 5. As will be seen, the slide 10 does not move with the sliding component 2 so that, when the component 2 reaches the position illustrated in Fig. 5,the delivery-compartment will be open at its top and, having passed beyond the plane of the end wall of the frame 1, the tray 12 will be free to drop down and rest upon the top, say, of a table A. During this operation, the top slide 10 not having moved with the slidable component 2, permits the porter to have a clear and unobstructed view of the eggs so that he can exercise proper precautions in raising the receptacle away from the tray to preclude the breaking of any of the eggs in the event that one or another of these should have been held by the spacing member 6. The eggs having been delivered, the porter moves the slidable component back into normal position, so that the cross-bar l5 and spring 16constituting a locking instrumentality -may again engage the. ends 11 of the cross-piece 11 and, thus, lock the sliding component 2 against displacement. The several parts are then in position to proceed as before; if, instead of a dozen eggs, it is desiredto transport by my improved receptacle two dozen eggs, the spacing element 6 will be one which includes twenty-four openings, and, then, I may use two trays to receive the eggs, as shown in Fig. 6. In this way, each tray will hold one dozen eggs.

It will now be seen that this particular embodiment of my invention does not include an opening in the bottom of the receptacle, as in my patented structure, and that the eggs are moved out through the side of the frame 1 when they are to be delivered, and are placed in the delivery-compartment without turning the receptacle upside down. By reason of this construction, a better control of delivery of the eggs is permitted and, moreover, such delivery can be effected with an unobstructed view of the eggs, thereby insuring a safe displacement of the egg-receiving trays upon the top of a table, or the like.

In order that, when a number of cases are being transported in the delivery wagon or otherwise, they maybe compactly arranged and the, contents of the open compartments protected, 1 so form the casings that they are nested. This is effected by enlarging the upper frame 1 so that it will extend laterally beyond the lower frame l thus forming a' shoulder or offset 18 (Fig. 7 extending continuously around the entire casing. In order to space the vertical plane of the walls of the frames, the spacing element 1 may be interposed therebetween. This element may be of any appropriate material, such as card-board, or the like, and this is even less expensive to provide than it would be to form an enlargement at the upper portions of the frame 1*. By thus spacing, so to speak, the vertical plane of the outside surface of the frame 1*, the vertical plane of the inside surface of the frame 1 will be somewhat removed therefrom. This arrangement permits the frame 1 of one casing to be nested into the frame 1 of another casing; or, as illustrated in Fig. 7, a boxcasing 19unprovided with a delivery-compartment-may be nested into one of the casings 1. When the casings are thus nested, the lower frame 1 extends into the upper frame 1, the shoulder of each casing resting on the upper edge of the next casing beneath. By thus constructing the casing with the upper frame enlarged or offset, it is not only adapted for nesting in the manner described, but the offset 20 of the upper frame by forming a surrounding shoulder where it adjoins the lower frame, constitutes handles at opposite ends of the casing and at the sides thereof and by means of which the casing may be conveniently carried without the necessity of providing handles or the like.

Referring, now, to the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 9, 10, 11 and 13, it will be observed that the casing 1 instead of being open at one end, as in the embodiment already described, is provided with an openin g 21 which is normally closed by an article supporting slide 22 provided at its inner end with a finger opening'28. This slide is, as shown, adapted to support the egg-holding tray 12. It slides upon the bottom 1 of the frame 1' and is held in proper position thereon by a spring-pressed cross-piece 24 adapted to engage its upper surface and occupying a position approximately midway of the ends of the frame. Attached to each end of the frame is a vertical piece 25 permanently secured to said end wall but extendingto a point somewhat removed from the lower edge of said end wall to provide an overhang 26 beneath which the slide 22 is normally positioned. Extending longitudinally of the frame 1 and-movably arranged therein are two sets of guide-pieces 27 and 28, one set at each side of the frame.

Each of these guides is held in position against lateral displacement by the vertical pieces 25, which are of less width than the inside dimensions of the frame 1 These guides 27 and 28 are held in spaced relation by a slidable egg-spacing member 29 which, like that in the embodiment already described, is provided with a series of openings 30 adapted to hold eggs spaced from each other. Attached to this egg-spacing member, on its upper surface, are end-pieces 31. and 32 which are of less length than is the width of the spacing member 29 so that their ends have a sliding engagement with the guide-pieces 27 and 28. The space between the guides 27 and 28 provides a guide *ay in which the member 29 is adapted to slide. ()verlying the guide-pieces 27 and attached to the upper edges of the side walls of the'frame 1", at each side thereof, are guide-strips 33. Adapted to slide between these guidestrips 33 and the guide-pieces 27 is a top slide 34 provided at one end with a finger opening 35 and contiguous thereto with a clip 36. Normally, the slide 34 is adapted to overlie and cover the delivery compartment formed by it and the endpieces 25 and 31, the spring bar 24 and the sliding bottom 22, as shown in Fig. 9. By movingthe slide 34 to the position illustrated in Fig. 10, the delivery-compartment is thus opened at its top to permit the insertion of eggs therein. This positioning of the slide 3% rocks the guides 27and 28 on a fulcrum formed by the spring bar 24. The slide 34 having been returned to its normal position, illustrated in Fig. 9, the articlesupporting slide 22 may be moved to the left, as shown in Fig. 11, whereby the tray 12 with its eggs is released and permitted to drop to an underlying support, such as a table. Before the receptacle is raised, howcver,'the slide 3% may again be moved to the left to open the delivery-compartment and permit an unobstructed view thereof. Then the slide 3iis returned to normal position and, by reason of the provision of the clip 36 and its engagement with the end-piece 31, the egg-positioning component, formed by the ends 31 and 32 and the member 29, is returned, as an entity, to normal position, and

thereafter the slide 22 is returned to its normal position. To refill the delivery-compartment, the slide 34 is again moved to the left and with it the egg-positioning component-this being effected by the gr0eeryman projecting his finger through the apertures 35 and against the end-piece 31after which the tray 12 may be placed upon the slide 22, whereupon the slide 34- and the egg-positioning component are again returned to normal position.

It is to be understood that the spring bar 24 yieldingly presses against the slide 22 and retains it against displacement except under the control of the groceryman; and also engages the under surface of the member 29 and imparts a holding action of the end-piece 31 against the under surface of the slide 34, so that both the slides 22 and 3a are yieldingly held in any position to which they may be moved. In lieu of the gagement against the under surface of the slide 3-1 to retain it. In this instance, the spring bar 24, resting as it does against the upper surface of the slide 22, operates to retain it in position.

From the foregoing'it will be understood a that I have, in the different embodiments illustrated herein, provided a receptacle which may be carried in a manner similar to a basket to deliver to customers orders consisting of different articles, such as eggs, potatoes, etc., and wherein such articles as eggs, liable to breakage, may be separated and protected from injury, and in delivering them to the customers all of the eggs are delivered at once without the necessity of removing them individually, and this without any danger whatever of breakage either in transportation or while they are being delivered.

In general, the present invention is differentiated from my patented structure in that it includes a slidable tray-supporting and positioning device, an overlying slidable cover-member, and means for holding the parts in proper relative position.

It is to be understood that the various de scribed parts and devices, singly and in their cooperation, contribute to effect the convenient handling, transportation, and delivery of goods, and that a receptacle has been provided which realizes the objects of the invention and the advantages thereof.

The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the particular constructions shown, nor to any particular construction by which it has been or may be carried into effect, since many changes may bemade in the construction without departing from the underlying principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I claim is:

l. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing ha ving at one end a compartment open at its top and permanently closedat its bottom, and having at its opposite end a second compartment normally closed at its top, a slidable partition separating said compartments, and a slidable component normally occupying a position in the second compartment and shiftable out of the same to release the contents of the said second compartment.

2. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing having at one end a compartment open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom, and having at its opposite end a second compartment, a slidable separating top therefor, a slidable vertical separating partition, and a slidable articlereleasing component normally underlying said slidable top and shiftable independent thereof.

3. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing having at one end a compartment open at its topand permanently closed at its bottom, and having at its opposite end a second com partment, a slidable separating top therefor normally covering said second compartment and slidable into a position in the first-mentioned compartment, a vertical separating partition normally underlying the slidable top and movable therewith in one direction, and a slidable egg-releasing component nor: mally occupying a position in the second compartment and shiftable in part out of the same and beyond the walls of the casing.

4. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing having at one end a compartment open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom,

and having at its opposite end a deliverycompartment, a movable top for said delivery-compartment, a shiftable article-supporting component, and an article-holder normally housed in said delivery-compartment and removable therefrom when said component is shifted.

5.-A device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing having at one end a compartment open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom and extending the full height of the casing; and having at its other end a delivery compartment provided with an article-discharging opening, a shiftable top for the delivery compartment, a shiftable vertical separating partition at one side of the delivery compartment, a shiftable article-spacing component associated with the shiftable top and positionable into the delivery compartment, and a covering-component associated with the articlespacing component and adapted to close said opening and shiftable to permit removal of the contained articles through said discharge opening in the delivery compartment.

6. A portable device for storing and delivering goods, comprising a rectangular casing provided with an article-discharging opening, a shiftable closing component adapted to close said opening, an articlespacing component associated with the closing component and having a movement independent thereof, and a shiftable top overlying the article-spacing component and movable in one direction independent of the spacing component and slidable in the oppoe site direction to return the article-spacing element to normal position.

7. A portable device for storing and delivering goods, including a rectangular casing provided with an article-discharging opening, a shiftable closing component which, when in one position, closes said opening and, when shifted into a different position, uncovers said opening, an articlespacing component normally occupying a position in one end of the casing and shiftable toward the other end thereof and supported for movement independent of the closing component, an overlying top-elem normally occupying a position over the article-spacing component and shiftable from over the same, and means for effecting an engagement between the top-element and the article-spacing component whereby, when the former is shifted in one direction, it causes the article-spacing component to belmoved therewith.

8. A portable device for storing and delivering goods, comprising a casing having an opening at one end and formed with a compartment at the opposite end open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom, a slidable component adapted to be projected through said opening, an article-spacing component supported by and movable with said slidable component and adapted to be moved independently thereof in one direction, and a top element normally overlying said article-spacing component and shiftable. from over the same, and means interposed between said top element and said spacingcomponent whereby when one of them is moved in one direction the other will be shifted therewith.

9. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing including a plurality of compartments, one of said compartments being located at one end of the casing and being open at its top and permanently, closed at its bottom; the other of said compartments being located 2 the opposite end of said casing,- an articlespacing component normally occupying a position in said second compartment and shiftable out of said compartment in two directions, and a cover component normally occupying a position over said article-spacing component and adapted to cover said second compartment but shiftable from over the same to expose said article-spacing component to view.

10. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing including a plurality of compartments; one of said compartments being located at one end of the casing and being open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom; the other of said compartments being located at the opposite end of said casing, an article-spacing component normally occupying a position in said second compartment and shiftable .out of said compartment in two directions, a cover component normally occupying a position over said article-spacing component and adapted to cover said second compartment but shiftable from over the Q same to expose said article-spacing component to view, and means for shifting said article-spacing component out of said second compartment.

11. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing including a plurality of compartments; one of said compartments being located at one end of the casing and being open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom; the other of said compartments being located at the opposite end of said casing, an article-spacing component normally occupying a position in said second compartment and shiftable out of said compartment in two directions, a cover component normally occupying a position over said article-spacing component and adapted to cover said second compartment but shiftable from over the same to expose said article-spacing component to view, means for shifting said articlespacing component out of said second compartment, and means for locating said shifting means in one position.

12. A portable device for the storage and delivery of goods, comprising a casing including a plurality of compartments; one of said compartments being located at one end of the casing and being open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom; the other of said compartments being located at the opposite end of said casing, an articlespacing component normally occupying a position in said second compartment and shiftable out of said compartment, a cover component normally occupying a position over said article-spacing component and adapted to cover said second compartment but shiftable from'over the same to expose said article-spacing component to view, means for shifting said article-spacing component out of said second compartment, and for yieldingly retaining the same when shifted out of that position.

13. A portable device for storing and delivering goods, comprising a rectangular casing divided into a goods-receiving-compartment and into a delivery-compartment, an article-spacing component normally occupying a position Within said deliverycompartment and shiftable in two directions with respect thereto, means for shifting said article-spacing component out of said delivery-compartment and beyond one end of said casing, and means adapted to engage said article-spacing component when the same occupies a position out of said compartment and within the goods-receivingcompartment for restoring it to normal position.

14:. A portable device for storing and delivering goods, comprising a rectangular casing divided into a goods-receiving-compartment and into a delivery-compartment, an articlespacing component normally occupying a. position within said deliverycompartment and shiftablc in two directions with. respect thereto, means for shifting said article-spacing component out of said dclivery-compartment and beyond one end of said casing, and means including a top member and adapted to engage said article-spacing component when the same occupies a position out of said compartment and within the goods-receiving-compartment for restoring it to normal position.

15. A device for the storage and delivery of goods, including a casing divided into a goods-receiving-compartment at one end and an egg-storing and delivery-compartment at the opposite end; and egg-spacing component normally occupying a position in said delivery-compartment and shiftable out of the same and into the goods-receivingcompartment and shiftable, also, in another direction, out of said delivery-compartment and beyond the end of the casing; means for shifting said egg-spacing component out of and into said delivery-compartment and beyond the end of said casing, means for locking said shifting means in one position and for yieldingly holding the same when moved out of that position; and a slidable top for said delivery compartment normally covering the same and shiftable into said goodsreceiving-compartment to expose said eg spacing component to view.

16. A device for the storage and delivery of goods, including a casing divided into a goods-receiving-compartment at one end and an egg-storing and delivery-compartment at the opposite end; an eggspacing component normally occupying a position in said delivery-compartment and shiftable out of the same and into the goods-receiving compartment and shiftable, also, in another direction, out of said delivery-compartment and beyond the end of the casing; means for shifting said eg -spacing component out of and into said delivery-compartment and beyond the end of said casing, means for looking said shifting means in one position and for yieldingly holding the same when moved out of that position; a slidable top for said delivery-compartment normally covering the same and shiftable into said goods-receivingcompartment to expose said eggspacing component to view, and means carried by said top member for shifting said egg-spacing component from said goods-receiving-compartinent into said egg-deliverycompartment.

17. A structure for the storing and delivery of goods, comprising a casing including a plurality of frames secured together, one of said frames being of larger dimensional area than the other frame and adapted to encompass the same at its upper portion, and a spacing medium interposed between the outer surface of one of said frames and the inner surface of the other of the frames whereby the planes of said surfaces are non-coincident; said casing having at one end a goods-receiving-compartment open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom, and at its other end a de1ivery-compartment; av slidable top for said deliverycompartment adapted normally to occupy a position over the same and shiftable into said goods-receivingcompartment, an eggspacing component adapted normally to occupy a position in said delivery-compartment and shiftable out of the same and into said goods-receiving-compartment and shiftable also out of said delivery-compartment and beyond the end of said casing; a frame in which said egg-spacing component is slidably supported and by Which it is positioned beyond the end of said casing, and means carried by said top member and adapted to engage said spacing component to shift it from said goods-receiving-compartment into said delivery-component compartment.

18. A structure for the storing and delivering of goods, comprising a casing including a plurality of frames secured together one of said frames being of larger dimensional area than the other frame and adapted to encompass the same at its upper portion,

and spacing medium interposed between the outer surface of one of said frames and the inner surface of the other of the frames whereby the planes of said surfaces are noncoincident; said casing having at one end a goods-receiving-compartment open at its top and permanently closed at its bottom, and at its other end a delivery compartment; a slidable top for said delivery-compartment adapted normally to occupy a position over the same and shiftable into said goods-receiving-compartment, an egg-spacing component adapted normally to occupy a position in said delivery-compartment and shiftable out of the same and into said goodsreceiving-compartment and shiftable also out of said delivery compartment and be- 'yond the end of said casing; a frame in Which said egg-spacing component is slidably supported and by Which it is positioned beyond the end of said casing, means carried by said top member and adapted to engage said spacing component to shift it from said goods-receiving-compartment into said delivery-compartment, and spring-controlled means for holding said frame against displacement.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES H. RUSSELL. Witnesses EDMUND H. PARRY, A. M. PARKINS.

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